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but this one moment, there were able to take bamako. we decided what was at stake was the existence of the state of mali and beyond mali was the stability of all west africa. so it is with determination, but also with reluctance, that we have decided that we had no other choice but to launch this military intervention. again, we conducted as long as it will be necessary. >> the u.s. has backed france. the l.a. times reports the obama administration is preparing to ferry hundreds of additional french troops to mali. in addition, u.s. officials said they're making plans to send drones or other surveillance aircraft. france is also calling on the force of 3300 west african troops to deploy in support of the malian army. the french strikes in mali reportedly have killed 11 civilians including three children fleeing the bombardment of a camp near the central town of konna. the an estimate says as many as 30,000 may have been displaced since fighting began last week. the international committee of the red cross. >> the situation is of concern
but this one moment, there were able to take bamako. we decided what was at stake was the existence of the state of mali and beyond mali was the stability of all west africa. so it is with determination, but also with reluctance, that we have decided that we had no other choice but to launch this military intervention. again, we conducted as long as it will be necessary. >> the u.s. has backed france. the l.a. times reports the obama administration is preparing to ferry hundreds of...
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government officials in bamako have called this a welcome shift. there is a sense of guarded optimism among people here that the old coalition might once again unite in mali. >> i -- i am very happy with the french intervention. i would like the crisis to come to a end so we can go back home. >> i do not see any other solution, military-wise. how can you negotiate with terrorists to are foreigners occupying our country? it is not possible. the man who led mali into trouble -- he wounded malian alters. >> i am telling the malian people, thank you for support to our national army. we have launched defenses without assistance and are happy to have the french by our side, planning a major role in air support and operations. >> support for the operation is the highest tier -- one of the main streets, french and malian flags side-by-side. the french have been bringing in troops to mali. 100 soldiers arrived here on sunday. they say their forces will stop the rebel advance and pave the way for other soldiers from the west african boc air force. >> -- bloc
government officials in bamako have called this a welcome shift. there is a sense of guarded optimism among people here that the old coalition might once again unite in mali. >> i -- i am very happy with the french intervention. i would like the crisis to come to a end so we can go back home. >> i do not see any other solution, military-wise. how can you negotiate with terrorists to are foreigners occupying our country? it is not possible. the man who led mali into trouble -- he...
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borders and we know that the attack on javelin this town about four hundred kilometers northeast of bamako was launched from across the border remarks that will be a huge problem for the for the for the kind of france and its allies. and later this hour. his guess that whether intervention in mali is part of a bigger campaign against islam and what lessons could be learned from previous attempts to fight terror all that and more in cross talk on r.t. . gives the west military intervention in mali still another example of the west's overall war against islam has ever been one instance where an outside intervention in the name of fighting terrorism has ever produced peace stability and democracy and with the lessons of blowback ever be learnt. there was a lot of talk about democracy and individual freedoms and president obama's inaugural speech this week but it's the privacy of millions of americans that maybe most threat a civil liberties group in the u.s. has demanded to know exactly what to me the f.b.i. uses to track its own citizens but it can now explains they reply raised more questio
borders and we know that the attack on javelin this town about four hundred kilometers northeast of bamako was launched from across the border remarks that will be a huge problem for the for the for the kind of france and its allies. and later this hour. his guess that whether intervention in mali is part of a bigger campaign against islam and what lessons could be learned from previous attempts to fight terror all that and more in cross talk on r.t. . gives the west military intervention in...
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borders and we know that the attack on javelin this town about four hundred kilometers northeast of bamako was launched from across the border in march that will be a huge problem for the for the for the kind of france and its allies. and later today and he's peaceful about asks his guests or whether intervention in mali is part of a bigger campaign against islam and what lessons could be learned from previous attempts to fight terror or that home or in crosstalk you're now seeing. the western military intervention in mali still another example of the west's overall war against islam has it ever been one instance where an outside intervention in the name of fighting terrorism has ever produced peace stability and democracy and with the lessons of blowback ever be learnt. some of the world's major decision makers are having their annual draw in this way ski resort of davos russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev is opening this year's world economic forum and there's a head over g. twenty summit hosted by russia next month and for more what's expected in davos let's now cross like u.k. to p
borders and we know that the attack on javelin this town about four hundred kilometers northeast of bamako was launched from across the border in march that will be a huge problem for the for the for the kind of france and its allies. and later today and he's peaceful about asks his guests or whether intervention in mali is part of a bigger campaign against islam and what lessons could be learned from previous attempts to fight terror or that home or in crosstalk you're now seeing. the western...
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so with that in mind, we think that the right end state, first, has to be legitimate government of bamako, the ability for that government to extend its reach into all portions of the country so territorial integrity of mali is nonnegotiable. no discussion of a separatist state or something like that. but it also appears that mali has asked for and will need some help to establish government control in the north. realistically, we would all like to see the elimination of al-qaeda and others from northern mali. realistically, probably the best you can get is containment and disruption so that al-qaeda is no longer able control territory -- no longer able to control territory as they do today, no longer able to control the lives of the population centers particularly in the three main cities of tim buck few, gao -- timbuktu. those have to be freed and restored under malian control. so those are what i would see as the end state, and i think that others in the african union and the u.n. see those end states as well. one last point, we very clearly see this from the u.s. government side that
so with that in mind, we think that the right end state, first, has to be legitimate government of bamako, the ability for that government to extend its reach into all portions of the country so territorial integrity of mali is nonnegotiable. no discussion of a separatist state or something like that. but it also appears that mali has asked for and will need some help to establish government control in the north. realistically, we would all like to see the elimination of al-qaeda and others...